Opportunity Information: Apply for RFA MH 15 750
Apply for RFA MH 15 750
- The National Institutes of Health in the education environment health income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Limited Competition for a Connectome Coordination Facility (R24)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.113 Environmental Health 93.121 Oral Diseases and Disorders Research 93.173 Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders 93.213 Research and Training in Complementary and Integrative Health 93.242 Mental Health Research Grants 93.273 Alcohol Research Programs 93.279 Drug Abuse and Addiction Research Programs 93.286 Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health 93.361 Nursing Research 93.853 Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders 93.865 Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research 93.866 Aging Research 93.867 Vision Research.
- This funding opportunity was created on Aug 12, 2014 and posted on Aug 12, 2014.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Dec 17, 2014. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $750,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $750,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- Other Eligible Applicants include the following Only the current U54 awardee under RFA MH 10 020 is eligible to apply.
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Opportunity Summary:
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding opportunity RFA-MH-15-750, titled "Limited Competition for a Connectome Coordination Facility (R24)," solicits a single grant application to establish and operate a Connectome Coordination Facility that supports the broader Human Connectome effort. This is a discretionary grant mechanism using the R24 activity code, which is typically used to fund resource-related projects that strengthen research infrastructure and coordination. The announcement is explicitly a limited competition: only the current U54 awardee(s) funded under RFA MH 10 020 are eligible to apply, meaning the opportunity is not open to the general research community and is intended to extend or complement an existing NIH-supported Connectome program.
The core purpose of the award is to provide centralized coordination services that make Human Connectome data easier to store, find, use, and extend. First, the award supports maintenance of a central data repository for Human Connectome data. In practical terms, this implies ongoing responsibilities for data intake, curation, organization, storage, and dissemination, with an emphasis on keeping the repository reliable and usable for the research community. A central repository is meant to reduce fragmentation across sites and projects, promote consistency in how data are described and accessed, and ensure that Human Connectome datasets remain available as a stable community resource over time.
Second, the facility is expected to run a helpdesk service to respond to questions from investigators who are attempting to collect data compatible with existing Human Connectome datasets. This helpdesk function is essentially a user support and technical assistance role. It is aimed at helping external investigators align their acquisition protocols, data formats, metadata documentation, and related practices with established Human Connectome standards or expectations, so that new datasets can be compared or integrated with prior connectome data. The helpdesk role also implies regular communication with researchers, clear guidance materials, and a practical understanding of what "compatibility" means in the context of connectomics data collection.
Third, the facility is tasked with serving in a limited quality control capacity for new data deposited into the repository. While the announcement characterizes this quality control role as limited, it still signals that the coordinating facility should implement some level of checks to ensure that contributed datasets meet baseline requirements for completeness, formatting, documentation, and possibly basic technical validity. The intent is not necessarily to fully reprocess or deeply validate every dataset, but rather to provide a consistent gatekeeping layer that protects the usefulness of the repository and helps downstream users trust what they are accessing.
From an administrative standpoint, NIH anticipated making one award under this announcement. The estimated total funding is $750,000, and the award ceiling is also $750,000, indicating that the program budget was designed around a single, capped award. No cost sharing or matching is required. The opportunity was posted and created on August 12, 2014, with an original and current closing date of December 17, 2014, and it was archived on January 17, 2015, reflecting that it was a time-limited solicitation tied to a specific phase of the Human Connectome effort.
The opportunity is associated with multiple CFDA numbers spanning areas such as mental health, neurosciences, aging, vision research, and other health-related research programs, which reflects the cross-cutting relevance of connectome data infrastructure to many biomedical and behavioral research domains. The sponsoring agency is NIH, and the full announcement was made available through the NIH grants guide at the provided link. For technical issues accessing the announcement, NIH directed applicants to contact the NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) webmaster, which is standard for NIH funding announcements hosted in their electronic system.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is the funding opportunity number and title?
The opportunity is NIH RFA-MH-15-750, titled "Limited Competition for a Connectome Coordination Facility (R24)."
2) Who is the sponsoring agency?
The sponsoring agency is the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
3) What kind of grant mechanism is being used?
This is a discretionary grant using the R24 activity code, which is typically used to support resource-related projects that strengthen research infrastructure and coordination.
4) Is this opportunity open to all applicants?
No. This is an explicitly limited competition. Only the current U54 awardee(s) funded under RFA MH 10 020 are eligible to apply.
5) How many awards does NIH expect to make under this announcement?
NIH anticipated making one award under this announcement.
6) What is the main purpose of the Connectome Coordination Facility?
The purpose is to provide centralized coordination services that make Human Connectome data easier to store, find, use, and extend, in support of the broader Human Connectome effort.
7) What are the core responsibilities of the facility?
The announcement describes three core responsibilities: (1) maintaining a central Human Connectome data repository, (2) operating a helpdesk to assist investigators seeking compatibility with existing Human Connectome datasets, and (3) providing a limited quality control function for new data deposited into the repository.
8) What does "maintenance of a central data repository" involve?
It implies ongoing responsibilities for data intake, curation, organization, storage, and dissemination, with an emphasis on keeping the repository reliable, consistent, and usable as a stable community resource over time.
9) Why does NIH emphasize a central repository for Human Connectome data?
A central repository helps reduce fragmentation across sites and projects, promotes consistency in how datasets are described and accessed, and supports long-term availability of Human Connectome datasets for the research community.
10) What is the purpose of the helpdesk service?
The helpdesk is intended to respond to questions from investigators who are attempting to collect data that are compatible with existing Human Connectome datasets.
11) What types of questions would the helpdesk be expected to handle?
Based on the description, the helpdesk would assist with aligning acquisition protocols, data formats, metadata documentation, and related practices with established Human Connectome standards or expectations so that new datasets can be compared or integrated with prior connectome data.
12) What does "compatibility" mean in this context?
In this announcement, compatibility refers to collecting and documenting data in ways that match established Human Connectome practices (such as protocols, formats, and metadata) so new data can be compared with or integrated into existing Human Connectome datasets.
13) What does "limited quality control capacity" mean for deposited data?
It indicates the facility should implement some level of checks to confirm that contributed datasets meet baseline requirements (such as completeness, formatting, and documentation, and possibly basic technical validity). The intent is not necessarily deep validation or full reprocessing of every dataset.
14) What is the total funding level for this opportunity?
The estimated total funding is $750,000.
15) Is there an award cap (ceiling)?
Yes. The award ceiling is $750,000, matching the estimated total funding and reflecting a single, capped award design.
16) Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The announcement states that no cost sharing or matching is required.
17) When was this opportunity posted and created?
It was posted and created on August 12, 2014.
18) What was the application closing date?
The original and current closing date listed was December 17, 2014.
19) Is this funding opportunity still active?
No. It was archived on January 17, 2015, indicating it was a time-limited solicitation tied to a specific phase of the Human Connectome effort.
20) What program areas are associated with this opportunity (CFDA numbers)?
The opportunity is associated with multiple CFDA numbers spanning areas such as mental health, neurosciences, aging, vision research, and other health-related research programs, reflecting the cross-cutting relevance of connectome data infrastructure.
21) Where was the full announcement made available?
The full announcement was made available through the NIH grants guide at the provided link referenced in the opportunity description.
22) Who should be contacted for technical issues accessing the announcement?
For technical issues accessing the announcement, NIH directed applicants to contact the NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) webmaster.
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